Berrigan - Your Council NSW

2024/25

Berrigan

Berrigan Shire is located to the north of the Murray River, halfway between Albury and Echuca.

The Shire is situated in the Southern Riverina and consists predominately of irrigated rural land, with its main income is derived from the agriculture industry.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
56 Chanter Street
Berrigan NSW 2712

Postal Address:
56 Chanter Street, Berrigan NSW 2712
Phone: 03 5888 5100
Fax: 03 5885 2092

Email:
mail@berriganshire.nsw.gov.au

Web:
www.berriganshire.nsw.gov.au

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	8666
Area (Km²)	2065.9
Council Classification	Large Rural
OLG Group	10
State Planning Region	Riverina Murray
JO Region	Riverina and Murray

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	8	8.8
Population per Councillor (No.)	1083.3	841.1
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	104	116.10
2024/25 Revenue ($'000)	27,571	45,239
2024/25 Expenses ($'000)	32947	39159.42857
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	28.1	25.0
Population Density (residents per Km²)	4.20	1.70

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	3	2.2
Public Halls (No.)	5	5.5
Public Libraries (No.)	4	1.6
Open Public Space (ha)	138	200.5
Total Road Length (km)	1,375	1,725.80

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

0.2^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	0.2	-0.3
Population aged under 20 years (%)	24.3	24.3
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	43	43.0
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	32.6	32.6
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	3.7	12.3
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3.0	2.9
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	31	39.8

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	3.2	2.9
Avg Taxable Income ($)	46589	45142
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.2	2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	59772	26926
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	981	926

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing